Chapter 58 When Have I Ever Lied to You

"Why do you say that?" Xiao Yu asked.

Madam Lu said, "When my husband left that day, I happened to be out shopping. It was only an hour or so away. When I returned, I saw the old lady crying, saying that my husband had suddenly fallen ill and died."

"I know my husband has been suffering from various health problems, but no doctor was called in that day. I don't know the specific cause of his death."

"Maybe, maybe he died for some other reason!"

After she said this, her nervous heart jumped into her throat.

Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow and asked again, "Since you suspected it, why didn't you tell me beforehand? Why did you wait until I asked for an autopsy?"

Madam Lu quickly bowed her head and replied, "I'm not sure about this matter, so I dare not speak rashly!"

Xiao Yu nodded and didn't say anything else.

Mrs. Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, only she knew it, and she didn't say it not because she was not sure, but because she felt it was very strange.

If my husband was really murdered, why didn't he say it when Sanshan Zhenren was talking to his ghost, and asked the Zhenren to make the decision for him?

…

Today, Xiao Yu's swift and efficient judgment once again opened everyone's eyes.

He operated on multiple fronts. He first sent Ah Fu to verify the authenticity of the will, then arranged for a coroner to examine the body of the deceased, and personally interrogated everyone in the mansion.

Ask them what they were doing at the time of the deceased's death and what the relationship between the masters in the mansion was like.

It is estimated that it will only take one or two days to get results for each line.

The first one to come to a conclusion was the will that was most suspicious.

Ah Fu took several pieces of the deceased's calligraphy from the deceased's study, took the will with him, and went to find several of the most professional handwriting examiners in Tailing to authenticate the handwriting.

Because the deceased had little education since childhood, his handwriting was crooked and very distinctive. Several appraisers were able to quickly conclude that the calligraphy and the will were indeed written by the same person.

The paper used in the will was also ordinary paper sold by a bookstore in the city, and belonged to the same category as the other blank papers in the deceased's bookstore.

The two pieces of evidence are conclusive and it can be basically concluded that the will was indeed written by the deceased himself.

However, this was completely beyond Xu Chuchu's expectations.

"The will is actually real? The deceased actually left all his property to his wife." She was incredulous. "Then everything his wife said must be true. Doesn't this mean the case is closed?"

At this moment, Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu were standing alone in the courtyard talking, while Shao Zhi, Madam Lu and others sitting in the house kept secretly glancing at them, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.

Xiao Yu whispered back, "If you hadn't told me the necromancy was fake, I would have closed the case. But now it seems this case is definitely not as simple as it appears."

"Why?" Xu Chuchu asked.

"I've tricked so many servants and maids in the mansion today, and I've managed to get some clues." Xiao Yu paused and said, "Come closer, I'll tell you."

Xu Chuchu hurriedly moved in front of him. The two were so close that they seemed to be able to feel the breath from each other's nostrils.

"Well, this is what happened." Xiao Yu suppressed the corners of his mouth that kept rising. "First of all, the deceased was buried very quickly. There was not even a seventh day. On the fifth day, the old lady sent people to carry the body to be buried. After the burial, Madam Lu was immediately sent away. During this period, the deceased's friends came to pay their respects, but the old lady refused to see them all."

"Also, several servants said that the relationship between the deceased and his wife was not as good as his wife claimed. They were said to have often quarreled and thrown things, and Mrs. Lu would sometimes cry all night long."

"Why?" Xu Chuchu asked curiously, "If they didn't have a good relationship, why would the deceased be willing to leave all his property to her?"

"This is the third point of doubt," Xiao Yu said. "No matter how I lied, the servants kept saying they didn't know what was going on."

Xu Chuchu was even more puzzled: "That shouldn't be the case. These servants could hear Madam Lu crying all night long. Couldn't they have heard the quarrel between the two of them?"

"So I guess there must be something hidden. I'm afraid both sides are lying. We'll have to wait for the autopsy results to tell the truth," Xiao Yu said. "What about you? Did you find anything today?"

Xu Chuchu was stunned. She raised her head and found that Xiao Yu's head was lowered, almost touching her hair, and his eyes were looking at her inquiringly.

She blushed suddenly, realizing that Xiao Yu was treating her as a partner in solving the case. However, this time her brain wasn't as quick as his, and she didn't discover anything.

Finally, she remembered and said, "Oh, that Sanshan Zhenren that Madam Lu is looking for has a very high level of cultivation."

"How tall? How does it compare to you?" Xiao Yu subconsciously compared her to him.

"He's much taller than me, the kind that could easily crush me to death..." Xu Chuchu said honestly, "That's why I didn't come out to expose him today. I wanted to see what he was really up to and who found the will."

Xu Chuchu was thinking about the case, but Xiao Yu suddenly asked another unrelated question.

"You physiognomists have cultivation skills, so can you easily deal with ordinary people? For example, you can knock people down with just a spell."

"Huh?" Xu Chuchu didn't expect him to ask that suddenly. Remembering that he had always been a curious baby, she answered casually, "It's okay. I can bully ordinary people, but I may not be able to win against those with better skills."

She explained to Xiao Yu that the Taoist magic and spells practiced by fortune tellers were mainly used to deal with ghosts, monsters and demons, but could also be used to attack their peers.

It will also work on ordinary people, but its power will be greatly weakened.

On the contrary, if the opponent has strong martial arts skills, he may punch the fortune teller before he can chant the spell and may even knock him away.

Things like hot weapons, guns and ammunition are even more incomparable. One gun is like a small fortune teller.

This is also the reason why physiognomists have been able to pass down from ancient times to the 21st century without causing much imbalance or even a gradual decline in their status.

Of course, this does not include masters of the sixth and seventh levels.

"What if I fight you?" Xiao Yu asked with interest, "Who will win?"

Xu Chuchu was speechless: "Who wants to fight with you?"

"Just ask." Xiao Yu urged.

"I can't beat you, okay?" Xu Chuchu suddenly felt that Xiao Yu was a little childish and couldn't help laughing.

"to be honest!"

"Really... unless I trick you."

"Then how about I compete with Sanshan Zhenren?"

"I don't know..." Xu Chuchu couldn't do anything to him, "But I'll tell you a trick to deal with a fortune teller. You can strike first and block his mouth so that he can't chant the spell. Then he won't be able to beat you."

"Is this true?" Xiao Yu looked doubtful.

"Of course it's true." Xu Chuchu smiled, "When have I ever lied to you?"